Today in the news: Violence spreads over anti-Islam film

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The Daily Reporter - Coldwater, MI

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Posted Sep. 14, 2012 at 6:00 PM

Posted Sep. 14, 2012 at 6:00 PM

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“The United States of America will never retreat from the world. We will never stop working for the dignity and freedom that every (person) deserves. ... That’s the essence of American leadership. ... That was their work in Benghazi, and that is the work we will carry on.” – President Barack Obama, speaking Friday at a ceremony for the Americans killed in Benghazi, Libya. Protests and violence over the anti-Islam film that an American created spread Friday, and three people were killed at the U.S. Embassy in Tunis.

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